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“Rosewood” recap (1.12): Survivor

On last night’s Rosewood, the case Rosie is working on involves the death of a 15-year-old homeless girl and we find out that when Pippy was 15, she ran away from home and lived on the streets for a couple months after she came out because her mother was not supportive of her. Although I was a little surprised because we have only seen Donna support TMI and Pippy, it really isn’t that shocking to hear of a parent being less than supportive when a child initially comes out.

What WAS shocking to me, was the fact that TMI had no idea Pippy had lived on the streets, making this yet another thing Pippy never bothered to share with TMI! The amount of secrets Pippy keeps from TMI makes me wonder if they ever talk about anything other than dead bodies.

Rosie asks Pippy if she would give some of her insight as to where homeless kids hang out, so they can try and track down the killer. Pippy finds her diary that she kept while living on the streets, as well as a recording she made with her friend Cassie (Tia Mowry-Hardrict). Pippy tells Rosie that Cassie always protected her and was there for her because she knew what it was like to come out. She also encouraged Pippy to go home and work things out with Donna.

Pippy leads Rosie, Det. Villa and her new partner to where a lot of homeless kids hang. While there, Pippy walks by an empty payphone and has a flashback of when she used to call Rosie from that phone every day at the same time. We find out later Rosie missed a call one day which is why Pippy eventually returned home, to make sure he was okay.

Back at the lab, TMI is attempting to tell Pippy that she realizes that they don’t know EVERYTHING about each other but she wants to change that, so she wants to lay everything out on the table. TMI admits that one month ago, she hit a parked car and didn’t leave a note for a whole 30 minutes. I love that this is what TMI views as a wild and rebellious thing she has done. Also, Pippy’s face during this “big reveal” was hilarious.

Pippy tells TMI she is heading back to her mom’s house to get some more of her things without saying goodbye to TMI. This is one of those instances where I have a hard time believing these characters are in a romantic relationship. I love that this show has a lesbian couple, but I wish they would make them seem like they are ACTUALLY a couple and not just friends who call each other “Baby.”

When Pippy arrives at her mom’s, she tells Donna that although she is supportive now, she was not supportive when she came out, and it had an effect on her. Donna seems to be in denial about that time in their lives, telling Pippy she has done nothing but love her. Apparently she forgot about the times she told Pippy she “won’t allow this” and “How dare you do this to me!” Pippy storms off upset and Donna is left pondering what once was.

Back at the lab, TMI tells Pippy that her mom lies to people about her because she is disappointed in her, so maybe Donna is lying to herself about what happened back then.

Once Pippy has cooled down and her boo has talked some sense into her, she goes back to see her mom. Pippy tells Donna that Cassie used to make her chant “She will accept me because she loves me,” and even though it was annoying, it worked. Donna asks Pippy to forgive her for the way she initially reacted and treated her back then, and says she would like to meet this Cassie woman someday to thank her for taking care of Pippy. Pippy says she doesn’t know what happened to Cassie, but she was right; Donna is a good mom and it doesn’t matter how you start, it’s how you finish. As well all know, Donna Rosewood finished strong.

In the end, Captain Hornstock asks Pippy to go to lunch, which she finds odd, but is willing to go with him because I mean, who doesn’t want free lunch? When they arrive at the restaurant, Captain Hornstock tells Pippy that he heard how important Cassie was to Pippy and she doesn’t know what happened to her. Then he tells her Cassie owns the restaurant, and she is standing right behind her. GOOSEBUMPS!

Cassie and Pippy are reunited again and now I am wondering if this is another thing she is going to keep from TMI. Or if Cassie was more than just a friend.

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